This country may be small, but it has more castles per square mile than any other in Europe, making it known as the Castle ...

Brimming with natural resources and in a prime spot at the frontier of Europe and Asia, the transcontinental country of Azerbaijan has a fascinating multi-layered history. The “Land of Fire” has been ...

A medieval castle has hit the market near one of Italy's busiest cities, though it comes with a few caveats. The Castle of Landriano, listed by Sotheby’s International Realty, is roughly 15 miles ...

Castles aren’t just relics of medieval warfare or backdrops for fantasy novels. They’re living monuments to ambition, power, and survival — structures that have outlasted empires, weathered sieges, ...

Sometimes it takes a village to raise a window. Between 2015 and 2017, skilled masons meticulously carved and beveled arches and four-lobed flourishes for a Gothic-style stone window frame in Guédelon ...

In the ninth and tenth centuries, castles were often built of wood and easily burned down by enemies. As unrest spread across Europe and warfare began to change, castle designs had to adapt. Looming ...